IDENTIFIER Laundry symbols

Know your way around a clothing care label and what it's telling you?* Do you dice with danger every time you put a load on? Don't worry, with our handy guide, it'll all come out in the wash.

Machine wash, delicate Those two lines underscore the need to employ a gentler cycle. Washed up on labels in 1986, but still one of the least understood symbols. Non-chlorine bleach One of the newest laundry symbols, introduced in 2012. If you are bleachy keen, this indicates that you should use the non-chlorine type. Dry flat And in this case, the vertical lines may remind you of the top of a clotheshorse, because this item (likely knitwear) needs to be laid flat to dry. Handwash One of the oldest but perhaps least welcomed symbols, likely suggesting a lengthy stint in the laundry pile before you get round to a handwash. Tumble, medium heat Ready to tumble? Look for the circle within the square. The dots show maximum heat – three is…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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